Why does numbers attachment open as a zip file in iCal attachment?

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Why does numbers attachment open as a zip file in iCal attachment?

I attach files in events created with iCal to remind me of work stuff. With the latest numbers release, numbers' file attachments I open on my iPad calendar show up as zip files, and I'm unable to view the spreadsheets. I don't know if I need to save them differently or if this is just something needing addressed in OS 7. The files open fine on our macs. Does anyone have any ideas to fix or work around this issue?

iPad, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Nov 15, 2013 8:12 PM

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Nov 16, 2013 6:49 AM in response to D Reed

Because a Numbers file is actually a zipped up folder. Try opening from the email rather than the calendar... not really sure about iOS as I do not have any iWork apps for iOS.

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Nov 16, 2013 11:02 AM in response to Wayne Contello

Thanks for the input, but previous versions of numbers opened fine through the iCal attachment. We have to save files to be reminded of on a future date, so the iCal attachment feature is a must have for us to be efficient.

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Badunit

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Nov 16, 2013 5:43 PM in response to D Reed

I confirm that this is a problem. Maybe the workaround until Apple fixes it is to export to Numbers '09 or print as a PDF and use that for the calendar event. I never used this feature of Calendar and it looks like you cannot add attachments in the iOS version of Calendar (or send an attachment from iOS Numbers to the iOS Calendar app) so perhaps they didn't think of this.

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